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Originally Posted by Bree
The Democratic candidate has already made it clear that he does not support gay marriage. Even if Kerry/Edwards did support it, it is highly unlikely that the US would ever adopt such a law - I just don't think that it will happen, and probably won't happen during my lifetime. I've come to grips with it. The government won't recognise my marriage, but I can still love Jek. To me, we are married whether the government, my family, or anyone else says otherwise.
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You are correct in that Kerry/Edwards have said they don't support "gay marriage."
However, please note that Kerry's home state of MA is one of the places in the US where gay marriages
are legal. What Kerry and Edwards feel is that the issue is one that belongs to the states, not to the federal govt. (and Kerry was on of few senators to vote
against the Defense of Marriage act). And from
Kerry's site,:
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John Kerry and John Edwards will work to support civil unions, prevent hate crimes, end discrimination, increase HIV/AIDS funding, and will protect Gay and Lesbian families.
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It's the word "marriage" which gets the fundies all up in arms (edit: and as Blake said above, it's political posturing for Kerry to avoid supporting "gay marriage," while being in favor of civil unions). I think recognizing civil unions, and allowing gay partners to have the
rights married couples do as far as property, medical decisions, etc. is an excellent first step. I don't think it's enough, but I think it's a move in the right direction--and it's a far cry from Bush et. al's position of "gays are bad" and "gay unions are destroying our country."
